Tesla sues Sweden over postal strike – DW – 11/27/2023
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The electric carmaker has asked the courts to impose a fine of $96,000 if Sweden fails to ensure license plates for new cars. Organized labor is not only hurting Musk's business in Sweden, but also in Germany.
  • albert180@feddit.deMEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Lol, on what legal grounds does he sue and demand compensation? I hope he looses

    • elvith@feddit.deEnglish
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      10 months ago

      As far as I know the situation is:

      • Tesla wants/needs license plates
      • government issues license plates and tries to send them via mail to Tesla
      • workers strike and don’t deliver mail to Tesla, which means license plates don’t arrive at Tesla - and only specifically at Tesla
      • government has an exclusive contract, that only allows them to use that one postal service, so they can’t provide an alternative (assuming the workers there wouldn’t strike, too)
      • government doesn’t allow pick up of license plates

      Tesla challenges the very last point - Why can no one (not only Tesla) just go and pick them up? Why is there a need to explicitly mail them?